New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-17

HER CHARACTERISTIC POINTS AND DIMENSIONS
YACHTING NOTES.
BThc only parts the new steel cupdefender which
ia being built for General Paine BY the Pusey Jones
Company of Wilmington. that will be made in this
cit' are the sails, tor which Wilson Il Griffin have the
contract. The sail plan has not been completed yet,
nor has the exact length of the spars, which will be
made In Boston, been dcfntely decided upon. 1t 10
estimated that the total sail area will be something
over 5000 square feet The hull Is nearly completed,
and unless something upooked-for prevents will be
launched the latter part of next week Sic will be
towed to Boston at once, aud II ere she will be fitted
out and put in readiness t, participate the Goelet
cup races
Wilmington correspondent saws that the form of
the uew boat Is radically different from ything Of
the tyre aioat Her length all 107 feet.
feet longer than the Mayfewer and yet she Is only
foot longer or eightysix feet, the water-line The
bow is long and sharp, and tails away until
the extreme depth of the keel reached cOnsderat
aft OF the point of beam. The cutwater is as
nearly like knife-bade possible and the lines
from the forefoot extremely fine. The sterDpost Iakes
at angle of fully thirtytwO degrees. One Of the
chef claims for the model is that II 10 constructed
TO allow great beam at and for distance below
the watsrine, and that it reduces the aggregate of
disDlacement The ballast will 10 carried so low as
to afford great stability and thus increase the sail
carrying power Fifty tos of lead will be run into
gutter formed by the keeplates, and above this
twenty tons of pig lead In sizes convenient for
handling will be carried in interstces made receive
the pigs. The dimensions of the new boat low
given are leD2th on water-line SO feet ext eme
beam. 1872 feet draught. - feet aiea of mdship
section 90 square feet extreme dranght with centre
board down. 80 ieet.
The story, printed in THE TRIBUNE two months
ago, that several New York Yacht Club men propose
to build steel sloop ninety feet long on the water
line 10 defend the Americas Cup has been revived by
the announcement that Henry Pepgras, OF CITY
Island has received the contract tor such vessel and
has agreed 10 have it completed by September To-
Two months ago such plan would have been feasi-
hle; but il to be out OF the question now, for
before the boat could be finished and got in shape for
sailing the trial would have been sailed and the
Ihiste's competitor chosen. The rumor Is said to
have originated with Captain Van Wycke, OF the
schooner Palmer but could be found yesterday
who had any definite information regarding the
matter.
The OF the schooner Julia, which was recently
sold by Chester W. Chaplin 10 T. F. Coolidge, OF
Boston, has been changed TO 1roquois.
Samuel Fessenden. OF Stamford, Conn, has bought
the soop Eclipse from Edward ". Wales.
The schooner Rrsolute will go on Tebo's dry-dock
tomorrow to have her bottom cleaned, and will 20
into commission next week. She has new spsrs and
rigging throughout, and has been Il oroughly over
hauled. Captain Dayton. her commander, says that
people other schoOners OF her size who have seen
SO much OF her bow will have an opportunity to
admire her stern in the future.
The decks OF the sloop Banshee. which is oelng
built at Poillon's from A. Cary Smiths designs under
the direction J. Frederic Tams. have been laid. and
she will be launched early IN June.
J.Rogers Maxwell discovered during the Seawanhaka
COrinthian races that the Shamrock not quite st
enough for a whole sail breeze aud heavy sea, and
will put a few tons more lead n her keel
The classification Vi boats in the Brooklyn Yacht
Club regatta tomorrow will be as follows:
CLASS A-Open cat boats 20 feet and under.
CLASS B-Open cat boats, over 20 feet.
CLASS C-Cpen sloops. % feet and under.
CLASS D-Open slOols, over 20 eeL
CLASS lCaUn soops, Cutters yawls and schoonors 20
feet and under.
CLASS 2-Cabin sloops etc. from 25 TO 80 feet.
CLASS S-Cabin sloops etc, from 80 10 30 feet,
CLASS f-Cabn Scoops, etc, from 80 TO 40 feet
Glasses and will sail over a course twelve miles
long classes b. d, l, 2 and 3 over course fifteen
miles long. and class 4 over q nineteen and one-half
mile course. The start will lie made from of the
clubhouse In Gravcsend Bay at IL a.
w. H. Starbuck is said 10 have sold the steam yacht
Tilhe, formerly the Poiynia. TO Henry 8. lves for
$4,000.